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As a Douglas DC-3 / C-47 nut, I really enjoyed Drew's build. Last night I felt lucky to see this build in person at our monthly Club meeting. As good as the pictures are, they just don't do his work justice. The detail work Drew added, the insane riveting detail, the corrections made and - of course - the fantastic effort getting the faded paint work juuuust right make this an IPMS Nationals strong contender. Just WOW!! C2j

And I thought it was GIB... C2j

Yeah, what he said!! It's been a pleasure watching this build. Can't wait to see it in real life! C2j

Lee, You need to answer your own question by going back to before PAGE 21 where all Oliver did was build the H-34 with incredible detail. At that point he started on the "supporting characters" of the diorama. C2j

I'd paint them silver then apply a heavy coat of "oily grime". C2j

Drew, The "wires" in front of the direct vision portion of the windshield are actually tubing to spray alcohol on the panes as anti-icing. A small tank above and behind the pilot's head held the alcohol and a hand pump was used to squirt it onto the smaller (direct view) panel. This was for anti-ice (prevention), not de-ice (removal) so you had to be proactive with its' use. Again, as usual, GREAT work! C2j

Paul Matt's Scale Aircraft Drawings two volume set has the SBU-1 in volume 2. Wind Canyon Books sells individual drawing sets: https://www.windcanyonbooks.com/product_info.php?products_id=576 C2j

Correct. C2j

Anh Dai, " Remember there is a step when you install the slat mechanism on the TOP wing. This makes room for the slat to be flushed with the top wing when retracted." There should NOT be a step where the trailing edge of the slat meets the wing top surface. At this point the training edge of the slat is only about 0.025". If there were a step, there would be major aerodynamic disruption across most of the wing at slow speeds (slats open). Model companies mold their slatted wings this way because they can't mold the trailing edges of the slats

Drew Incredible work mating the wing midsection with the fuselage. That's a tough joint and I can't even see it in your picture! Your work on the landing gear is crazy good too! Those two inlets on the forward fuselage just forward of the wing...?? C2j

Thank you for stating what was going through my mind. C2j

Incredible work, Drew! C2j

Simple answer from me: I don't know. I've looked at my OS2U pictures and a wide selection on the interweb. It is NOT on all OS2U's - maybe only the -3 version? It is not represented on the Pensacola, BB North Carolina, Cuba or Chile. It runs from the vicinity of the main fuel tank and curves around the leading edge of the wing and terminates at the forward float strut attachment. Two thoughts I've had, but discarded: 1) Cable run inside a tube (to prevent "flapping") that runs to pin(s) to jettison the wingtip floats. A) Why? B) Only goes to one attach

Pictures are worth 10,000 words. C2j

The entry sheet indicates the Revell 1/48 CH-53 with Flying Leathernecks VH-53 decals. C2j

This showed up on the contest table at the IPMS Region 12 contest Saturday 11/4. The builder (whose name I didn't get) said he built it during the first part of COVID. I do not know if it took an award, but to my eye it was very well built. C2j

I think that's more of a tan or buff color... C2j

I'd have thought they would've used brushes and hoses... C2j

What are the rectangles on each side of the truck that have the yellow/black diagonal stripes? C2j

I think the answer is "it depends". In the link provided above, the 4th from last picture shows XMU-470/A guns all pointing out "windows". The last picture shows the aft most XMU-470/A is pointing out the door. The DC-3 / C-47 was not manufactured with a window one frame forward of the door. This space was just the same as the spaces where there WAS a window, so cutting one in was not a problem. C2j

The People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will be reaching out to you soon for your paint mixes... C2j

Drew, I am amazed and impressed with your eye for detail. I can't wait to see this one in person! C2j

I envy your flight time in the DC-3. While you would know better, each of those appear to be DC-3's, NOT C-47's as evidenced by the "air stair" style entry doors. N80E is obviously an ex- Federal Aviation Administration (maybe flight check) aircraft and N222TS may have been an American Airlines "Flagship" owing to the right hand entry door. Please keep us appraised of your progress. C2j

OOoops!

I've been following this thread with interest. I don't claim to know anything about the Presidential aircraft (other than being able to know the difference between a VH-3 and a VH-60). This popped up on eBay yesterday and I thought it might be relevant... C2j